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Conn. Practice Book § 4-2
Signing of Pleading
(a) Every pleading and other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s
individual name. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall
sign his or her pleadings and other papers. The name of the attorney
or party who signs such document shall be legibly typed or printed
beneath the signature.
(b) The signing of any pleading, motion, objection or request shall
constitute a certificate that the signer has read such document, that to
the best of the signer’s knowledge, information and belief there is good
ground to support it, that it is not interposed for delay, and that the signer
has complied with the requirements of Section 4-7 regarding personal
identifying information and Section 4-9 regarding generative AI. Each
pleading and every other court-filed document signed by an attorney or
party shall set forth the signer’s telephone number and mailing address.
(c) An attorney may assist a client in preparing a pleading, motion
or other document to be signed and filed in court by the client. In such
cases, the attorney shall insert the notation ‘‘prepared with assistance
of counsel’’ on any pleading, motion or document prepared by the
attorney. The attorney is not required to sign the pleading, motion or
document and the filing of such a pleading, motion or document shall
not constitute an appearance by the attorney.
History
Amended effective 2026-06-23 by the Connecticut Law Journal notice adopted 2026-06-11. COMMENTARY: The revisions to subsection (b) should be read together with new Section 4-9, Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) Compliance, which cau- tions persons who file documents with the court about the risks of using generative AI and requires them to verify independently all citations, legal authorities and evidence produced by such technology. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 119.) (Amended June 22, 2009, to take effect Jan. 1, 2010; amended June 14, 2013, to take effect Oct. 1, 2013.)
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